Families as Allies

How Do I Know if My Child Needs Help and Where Do I Go if They Do?
2021-02-26 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
This webinar gives families practical information about children’s behavioral health and why it’s an important part of health. It also helps families know if their child might benefit from extra support and how to find the right kind of help if they would. The webinar emphasizes how important families are in their children’s care and how they can be part of and support behavioral health treatment for their children.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cVMP1yoNRSqy7gFkKfWD2Q

Family Engagement & Adolescent Health Summit
2021-02-27 10:00 - 12:00
Here’s an exciting opportunity for families and teens!
Register today for the Family Engagement & Adolescent Health Summit Series at https://usmids.org/wellness.
The first session will be held at 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 27, 2021. Feel free to share with families and teens in your network. Gift Cards will be raffled during the sessions!

Addressing the Adverse Impacts of COVID-19 on Children with Serious Emotional Disorders
2021-03-03 12:00 - 13:30
Since March 2020, children across the country have been isolated at home participating in distance learning. The impacts academically, socially, and emotionally have been staggering, particularly for children with pre-existing serious emotional disorders and their families. There has been a reduction in referrals to child protective services, an increase in isolation, depression, anxiety, and a decrease in engagement which can lead to lower academic success. What do all of these things mean in the short-term and the long-term? What can be done to attempt to mitigate some of these adverse effects? Join our Roundtable Discussion as we provide information and answer your questions.
By the end of the roundtable discussion, participants will be able to:
• Understand the impact of distance learning on academic outcomes
• Explain the social-emotional impacts of distance learning
• Describe two trauma-informed, resilience-oriented strategies to address the impacts
Register here: eventsna3.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/986655080/en/events/event/shared/1700946820/event_registration.html?sco-id=3045149718

Webinar: Managing Children’s Mental Health: A Pediatric Hospital Imperative
2021-03-03 13:00 - 14:15
For many young people, the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified existing mental and behavioral health challenges. Learn how pediatric hospitals and providers are redesigning their behavioral health programs, leveraging technology, mobilizing community partners, and expanding research and treatment efforts to ensure that care is accessible and equitable. Hear from several health care leaders at the forefront of improving children’s mental health during this unprecedented time.
This webinar is part of Pediatric Priorities: Improving Children’s Health in the COVID-19 Era, a virtual event series from U.S. News & World Report, developed with support from Texas Children’s Hospital. Hear from leading experts on urgent issues in pediatric health and what children’s hospital executives, pediatric providers, and key community stakeholders can do to improve the well-being of America’s young people.
Register here: usnews.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LY5hAGcLS1-YI_3E3O8y-A

Agenda

CONVERSATION

Melissa Merrick, Ph.D., President, and Chief Executive Officer, Prevent Child Abuse America
Moderator: Angela Haupt, Managing Editor, Health, U.S. News & World Report

PANEL

Karin L. Price, Ph.D., Chief of Psychology, Texas Children’s Hospital
Ukamaka M. Oruche, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Associate Professor and Director of Global Programs, Indiana University School of Nursing
Abigail B. Schlesinger, M.D., Chief, Child, and Adolescent Psychiatry and Integrated Care, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh; Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Michael T. Sorter, M.D., Director, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati
Moderator: Morgan Felchner, Executive Editor, News, U.S. News & World Report

Sponsors
Event sponsors receive significant exposure through custom programming and integration opportunities, as well as branding and recognition before, during, and after the event. Inquiries may be directed to Peter Bowes.

Virtual Family Support Meeting
2021-03-04 12:00 - 13:00
This meeting is open to any parent or caregiver raising a child. There’s no specific agenda—we’re just here to check in with each other, discuss problems and concerns and support one another through this emotional time.
Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoc-iupzItEtRoJH4_7CiE6DiPAGyZiK1X
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Procedural Safeguards: Evaluation
2021-03-05 10:00 - 11:30
It can be confusing to know what to do if it seems like a child has a disability that affects their learning and they are not currently receiving special education services. This session goes over the steps for a child being evaluated for special education services and how families can make this request. This is the second in a five-part series about procedural safeguards. Participants are welcome to attend any or all of the sessions. This training is appropriate for families and anyone who works with families in any system.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DVhyVlHITFyagjzuva_Fmw

Multicultural Perspectives for the Mental Health Professional
2021-03-05 11:00 - 12:30
Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources’ Crossover Xpand SOC program would like to invite you to attend our Cultural and Linguistic Competency Lunch and Learn Series continuing on March 5, 2021.
Multicultural Perspectives for the Mental Health Professional
Featuring Dr. Linda Vasquez
Linguistic Competence is the capacity of an organization and its personnel to communicate effectively and convey information in a manner that is easily understood by diverse audiences including persons of limited English proficiency, those who have low literacy skills or are not literate, and individuals with disabilities. Linguistic competency requires organizational and provider capacity to respond effectively to the health literacy needs of populations served. The
organization must have policy, structures, practices, procedures, and dedicated resources to support this capacity. This presentation provides an introduction for determining linguistic competence in health care, mental health, and other human service delivery systems.
OBJECTIVES
 Define linguistic competence, cultural competence, and cultural linguistic competence – 15 minutes
 Identify culturally appropriate oral and written language services to limited English proficiency (LEP) members through such means as bilingual/bicultural staff, trained medical interpreters, and qualified translators – 20 minutes
 Review and discuss examples of organizational policy, structures, practices, procedures, and dedicated resources to support this capacity related to linguistic competence – 25 minutes
Register here: https://pbmhr2021.wufoo.com/forms/mwhf1bc0estjoa/

Families, Make Your Voices Heard: An Introduction to Advocacy Webinar
2021-03-10 13:00 - 14:00
The National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC) and Partnership to End Addiction invite you to join us to learn how you can advocate for policies that support families and individuals impacted by mental health and substance use.
Make your voices heard!
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/families-make-your-voices-heard-an-introduction-to-advocacy-webinar-registration-141475865121

Virtual Family Support Meeting
2021-03-11 12:00 - 13:00
This meeting is open to any parent or caregiver raising a child. There’s no specific agenda—we’re just here to check in with each other, discuss problems and concerns and support one another through this emotional time.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tceysrzksGd2mRGKAe-vidUQ4iKyFmnR1
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Social Justice Symposium
2021-03-12 09:00 - 13:00, 2021-03-13 09:00 - 13:00
Counselors for Social Justice at Mississippi State University
Inaugural Social Justice Symposium
The 2021 Social Justice Symposium aims to create a safe, interactive educational experience that promotes self-reflection that leads to critical analysis of social justice concerns and a deeper understanding of the advocacy mandates in helping professions. The symposium is a virtual event, occurring over two days – Friday, March 12th, from 9 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. and Saturday, March 13th, 9 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
The symposium provides education through didactic presentations led by experts in social justice and advocacy and culminates with a panel discussion that allows participants to engage and ask questions directly. Further, to facilitate continued education and information sharing, participants are provided access to media curated by Counselors for Social Justice at Mississippi State University student members. Resources include asynchronous presentations, book recommendations, movies, and video clips that help to inform and transfer abstract constructs of power, privilege, disenfranchisement, and systemic injustice into tangible issues in which participants are encouraged to engage.
For further information regarding the symposium, please contact the symposium chair, Chiquita Long Holmes, via email at CSL19@msstate.edu.
Free NBCC Continuing Education Credits Provided for Each Session:
March 12th Presentations Include:
The RAW Truth: Realism! Authenticity! Wisdom!
Dr. S. Kent Butler, Jr.
The University of Central Florida American Counseling Association – President-elect
The Experiences of Same-Sex Couples in Mississippi
Dr. John Marszalek Southern New Hampshire University
Addressing Health Disparities Through Community-Based Participatory Research
Dr. Dawn Bishop McLin Jackson State University
Click HERE to register for March 12 , 2021
Click HERE to register for March 13th, 2021 Free National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Continuing Education Credits offered for each session.

What Can I Do To Support My Child's Mental Health?
2021-03-12 10:00 - 11:00
This webinar recognizes the importance of families to their children’s development and gives helpful tips on how parents can support their children’s behavioral health as children grow and mature. It also gives practical information about trauma and other issues that can impact children’s emotional development. Families, those who work with families, and those who care about families are all welcome to attend.
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Building Protective Factors to Buffer Stress and Promote Parent Well-being
2021-03-15 12:00 - 13:30
Building Protective Factors to Buffer Stress and Promote Parent Well-being

Due to COVID, over the last year, many of us have had to adapt our lives in uncertain circumstances. We have had to rely on supports and social connections, learn new ways of communicating and moving in the world and take on new roles and tasks. All of these changes can be overwhelming. But they have also helped us to build resilience and rely on our strengths as family members and as individuals. This webinar will explore how we can nurture and replenish ourselves. Using the Strengthening Families™ Protective Factors Framework as a lens, we will identify practical self-care strategies that help us build protective factors that help to buffer stress and promote well-being.

Hosted by the National Early Childhood Family Network (NECFN) in partnership with
The Family-Run Executive Director Leadership Association (FREDLA).

Click here to register

Presenters:

Stephanie Colvin-Roy, Training and Organizational Development Associate, Center for Schools and Communities
Rijelle Kraft, Family Support Managing Coordinator, Center for Schools and Communities

Steps for Success: Making IEP Meetings Work
2021-03-16 12:00 - 13:00
Do you often leave your child’s IEP meeting feeling as if your concerns were not heard or addressed and that nothing has changed? You may be missing one of the steps covered in this training.
Join the Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center to learn how you can avoid some of the most common hurdles and how to have more productive IEP meetings and better outcomes for your child.
Register here!

Presented by:
Leslie Junkin, Project Director MSPTI

Working for Change: Using the Power of a Personal Story
2021-03-17 10:00 - 11:30
Systems change is about improving access to services and supports for children with disabilities and their families. This training was developed to help parents become “system change agents” to achieve this goal. This training will help parents explore what advocacy is, why changing systems is important and how to use the power of their personal story to create change.
Register here!

Hosted by: Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center
Presented by:
Leslie Junkin, Project Director MSPTI

Supportive Coaching for Parents Supporting Other Parents
2021-03-17 12:00 - 13:00
Join us via Zoom for our monthly Coaching and Support session for parents who are supporting other parents in any system.
Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtf-6rqTItG9FFBGk5a8Cdr8DDF2A5H32m

Self-Care for Caregivers: How are you coping with COVID?
2021-03-17 18:00 - 19:00
Presented by Mississippi Families for Kids:
Promoting Self-Care for CYSHCN Caregivers: How are you coping with COVID?
Guest Speaker: Niketa Pechan, LCSW
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
Registration is Required
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdOGqqjsiGdaI5yCC0SOvD9CPgfEpZ2TO
You will receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link.
For more information, contact Kazmin Amerson at 601-957-7670

Learning at Home - Taking My Child Out in the Community: But, Behavior!
2021-03-18 12:00 - 13:00
Presented by Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center and Reach MS:
During this month’s meeting, we will discuss simple strategies to use and things to remember when taking children out in the community to stores, places of business, running errands, etc. Specifically, we will focus on behavior and how we can make outings less chaotic and more enjoyable. There will be opportunities for questions and discussion.
Register here!

Virtual Family Support Meeting
2021-03-18 12:00 - 13:00
This meeting is open to any parent or caregiver raising a child. There’s no specific agenda—we’re just here to check in with each other, discuss problems and concerns and support one another through this emotional time.
Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqf-GqqDouE9fjms80ZmR7B1lL58FoXG-S
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

What is a System of Care and How Does the Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and Youth Fit Into It?
2021-03-19 10:00 - 11:30
The term “System of Care” is often used to describe mental health approaches and is actually mandated in Mississippi state law. This webinar explains the infrastructure of Mississippi’s system of care and the laws that tell how it is supposed to function. This session is part of a five-part series and focuses on the Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and Youth – what it is and how it supports families and family-driven practice. This series is meant to familiarize families and those working with them with system of care concepts and is not intended to replace more formal training such as those offered by the Mississippi Wraparound Institute. All sessions are appropriate for families, those working with them and policymakers.

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Utilizing PBIS at Home: Supporting Families and Students during COVID-19
2021-03-22 12:00 - 13:00
Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center will share strategies for using Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in the home and the home classroom. We will discuss how PBIS can be used to support and encourage appropriate behavior during this time of continued integrated learning.
Register here!
Presented by:
Patty Gautier, Family, Data & Dissemination Coordinator,
REACH MS

Advancing Parent Peer Support: Practice, Program and Policy
2021-03-23 13:00 - 2021-03-25 16:00, 2021-03-24 13:00 - 2021-03-26 16:00, 2021-03-25 13:00 - 2021-03-27 16:00
The PPS Institute offers three half-day sessions of professional development specifically designed for parent peer support providers, supervisors, administrators, and policy-makers, and anyone who values parent peer support.
Join us and national experts who offer strategies, tools, and examples of innovative programs, funding approaches, and how parent peer support is delivered throughout child welfare, education, juvenile justice, healthcare, and mental health service systems. You will learn about best practices and innovations from the field, tools, and resources for application in work with families, effective supervision, program management, and strategies to support and sustain this vital and growing workforce.
We’ve invited inspiring national leaders to start us off each day. Concurrent workshops on a wide range of topics each day offer something for everyone. Each day ends with a “Conversation” with subject matter experts on current issues in supporting families of children, youth, and young adults with behavioral health challenges.
Click here for the Agenda at a Glance
REGISTRATION $150
Your registration fee covers all three days of the event and access to daily resource download, participation in each afternoon Conversation, archived presentations, and a certificate of participation detailing a total of nine hours of professional development.
Upon completing registration, you will receive an e-mail confirming registration and a second e-mail closer to the time of the event with the registration link to join. The same link will be used for all three days and is unique to each individual registration.
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Know Your Rights: IDEA Procedural Safeguards
2021-03-24 12:00 - 13:00
Procedural safeguards may seem like a dry topic, with long explanations and terms that are useless to your family. So why is it important and how will it help your child? Procedural safeguards are the rights that protect you. When you know your rights, you’re able to be an equal participant in your child’s educational process and you know what to do when something isn’t working.
Register today!
Hosted by: Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center
Presented by:
Pam Dollar, Executive Director,
MS Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities

Leadership Training Graduates Coaching and Support Group
2021-03-24 12:00 - 13:00
This group will focus on opportunities for leadership training graduates to serve on decision-making groups, provide coaching guidance for those who are already serving on groups or about to serve on groups, and will be a place where graduates can discuss common concerns, problems and successes that will help them be more effective parent/caregiver leaders. Meetings will be held on the 4th Wednesday of every month at 12 noon. (Open only to leadership training graduates.)
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Virtual Leadership Training - March 2021
2021-03-25 09:00 - 23:30, 2021-03-26 09:00 - 23:30
This training is for parents, caregivers and professionals who are interested in learning to serve on decision-making groups and committees. There will be 2 sessions, and each session will last 2.5 hours. Participants must attend all sessions for the entire session in order to receive their certificate. They also must be able to join the sessions from a device that has a camera and stay on camera throughout all sessions. Parents and caregivers who are receiving a stipend for completing this training must also turn in all course evaluations in addition to completing the other requirements in order to receive their stipends.

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IDEA Part C: Early Intervention Written State Complaints A Guide for Families of Infants and Toddlers (Birth through Age 2)
2021-03-25 12:00 - 13:00
Webinar by Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center:
Parents have important rights if they disagree about whether the requirements of Part C of the IDEA are being followed. Join us and learn about your rights and what options are available if you have a problem.
Register here!

ESY: Extended School Year
2021-03-26 12:00 - 13:00
This webinar hosted by Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center will provide parents with a greater understanding of ESY, the qualifying criteria, and what it means to their child.
Register here!
Presented by:
Pam Dollar, Executive Director,
MS Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities
